Legal Opinion
Watson v. E.W. Bliss Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 18, 1986No. 66732PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAROLD L. SATZ, Special Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a grant of summary judgment against him. We granted transfer from the Western District Court of Appeals to consider the reach of the relation back doctrine and now determine the cause as though on original appeal. Mo. Const. Art. V, Sec. 10. We reverse and remand.
There are two basic issues in this case: (1) whether plaintiffs first amended petition can relate back to his original petition, and (2) whether the grant of summary judgment is final for purposes of appeal. These issues are narrow. They are created, however, by the complex history…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ingram v. KumarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Emanuel v. RichardsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1968
- Washington v. T. G. & Y. Stores Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Wentz v. Alberto Culver CompanyDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1969
- Holden v. R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bailey v. Innovative Management & Investment, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1995
- State Ex Rel. Holzum v. SchneiderSupreme Court of Missouri · 2011
- Townsend v. Eastern Chemical Waste SystemsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
- P & K Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. Tusten Townhomes Redevelopment Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- Thurman Brown v. E.W. Bliss Co., E.W. Bliss Co., Inc., and W.H.B. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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